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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't have to live in a hip neighborhood in DC. There are plenty of areas where 1,500 is not below average rent, in other areas in DC, Rockville or Silver Spring you can get something more reasonably priced. If you insist on living beyond your means then it's poor budgeting being food insecure. I think the resentment comes from knowing that your employer is better off and actually knowing them in person. If it was a big corporation paying you 15$/hr, maybe you wouldn't feel quite as bitter. If you feel it's below what you should be getting then you can look for higher paid opportunities. [/quote] I hope you are not the type to go berserk if someone points out that you are wrong... Rents within 10 miles of DC average $1, 824 per month, higher then the cost of rents within the District- which is just crazy to me. I used to live at the Blair's in downtown Silver Spring. That was in 2009 before they built all the luxury apartments. I tried to return to the Blair's in 2012 making $42,000 and was rejected. Now, Wheaton is also being developed and units start around $2,000. In Brookland, which used to be the cheap neighborhood, a studio now costs $1,600. These prices are high even after average rents fell a couple percentage points. What you really are getting at is the choice to live within a couple miles of a metro stop. Living two buses from the train is the best way to save on rent costs. http://www.rentjungle.com/average-rent-in-washington-rent-trends/[/quote]
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